Kern Veterans visit the National Archives in Washington D.C.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County Honor Flight 49 took off Monday morning to the Nation’s capitol with 100 local veterans making the trip.
Kevin Charette is chronicling their tour and spoke with Vietnam War Air Force Veteran, Marsha Furman, who shared what the trip means to her. Furman said she learned about Honor Flight about a month ago.
She is one of two women on Honor Flight 49. Both women joined the services in 1967.
“It was a different time back then. Women…weren’t drafted so, you just kind of wonder why it came about I raised my hand and said, ‘I’ll go.’ But I’m still reaping the benefits of that decision so long ago,” Furman said.
Watch the full interview in the video player above to hear more about Furman’s journey.
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